Transform Your Tummy Into Those Wonderful Abs

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The best ab exercises to transform your tummy are those that maximizes movement and tensioning of the abdominal and core muscles over time, not the simple minutes-only workouts or devices that promise immediate results

Having that ideal six- pack abs need several things – dogged determination, consistency in training and a well-planned diet.

But take note that every ab exercise routine, the core muscles also benefit from it so be glad to know that any ab-targeted routine will definitely have its impact on the core muscles

Best ab exercises to transform your tummy.

Plank

This is by far the easiest to do without any motion or activity involved, but is by far the one exercises that puts the abdominal and core strength to the test.

Lie flat face down on the floor. Position the forearms below the shoulders parallel to the legs then lift the torso up. The entire weight should be supported only by the toes and the forearms and hold that static position for several seconds.

Hanging Leg Hip Raise

This is one of the most popular, but also one of the most physically demanding exercises that give optimum effects when working both the abs and the core.

The hanging leg hip raise involves the use of a pull-up bar, since this will be crucial to sustaining the entire stability and static contraction of the core muscles, while the body weight, knees and legs provide the resistance.

Grab hold of the pull up bar with both hands and suspend the body with the legs hanging above ground. Try flexing the hips and lift the knees to waist level, pause, then flex the waist as the knees are being lifted to the chest, pause again, then start bringing the legs and waist down to the starting position.

Incline Oblique Crunches.

Similar to the hanging leg hip raise, this exercise adds resistance with the use of the body weight for a more pronounced effect, using two types of muscle contractions that provides added tension to in the abdomen throughout the routine.

Lie flat on an inclined bench with both feet planted firmly on the ground and hands placed behind the back of the head.

Lift the upper torso to a crunch as you exhale and halfway into the crunch, move your right elbow towards the left knee, making sure that the obliques and abs are also twisting on the same direction.

Exercise Ball Jacknife.

This is a ball balancing exercise using an exercise ball by placing both shins on the ball and support the body using the hands on the floor.

Make sure a straight line is formed between the abs and the back, then slowly bring the knees into the chest as you roll the ball closer towards you and crunch the body to achieve the core and ab tensioning.

Bicycle Crunches.

This may look easy, but has been proven to be one of the best ab exercises around.

Lie flat on the ground with hands placed behind the head. Raise your legs that are bent at the knees and start pedalling as you would with the bike, with both feet doing the push and pull motion simultaneously.

These are by far the best ab exercises to transform your tummy and help you achieve the best results, so don’t be fooled by those promises of having the best abs without breaking a sweat.

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